Two double child benefit payments will be made before Christmas, following today’s Budget announcements. The Government finalised a cost-of-living package of close to €2 billion that will be paid out before Christmas. These payments will …
Fianna Fail’s Jack Chambers is announcing to the country the upcoming Budget for 2025. Chambers has only been the Minister for Finance for a number of months but has found himself sitting on a huge …
Tánaiste Micheál Martin called the claims “phoney spinning” and rejected the idea that job seekers would not benefit from increases to fundamental welfare rates. The head of Fianna Fáil effectively confirmed hikes in weekly welfare …
Ireland’s daytime highs might drop as low as a freezing 2C in the upcoming days, as Met Eireann issues a warning about deteriorating weather, reports The Mirror. This comes after a violent weekend that saw …
The jobseekers’ allowance shouldn’t rise at the same pace as other social assistance benefits, as agreed upon between the Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection. Before today’s budget, coalition leaders and top Ministers are …
The govt has agreed a €2.7bn social protection package for Budget 2025, described as the largest protection package in the history of the State. Social welfare rates will increase by €12 per week across the …
The government is finalising a €2 billion cost-of-living package in advance of today’s budget release, reports Breaking News. Budget 2025 calls for two child benefit double payments, potentially before the year ends. It is also …
Leader of Sinn Féin claims Northern loyalists are behind posters of her with the term ‘traitor’ scribbled across them that have been put up at anti-immigration demonstrations, reports Breaking News. Although Mary Lou McDonald acknowledged …
Speaking out regarding the garda response to the public disturbance in Coolock, Dublin, in July, is the developer of the property intended for asylum seekers, reports RTE. Anti-immigration protests have centred on the former Crown …
The National Children’s Hospital construction has been expensive and delayed, and the Minister for Children has expressed his understanding of taxpayers’ and parents’ complaints, reports RTE. Additionally, “huge frustration” was expressed by Roderic O’Gorman inside …
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